City buses targets of mischief endangering life

Six mischief incidents involving City of Red Deer Transit drivers and buses have RCMP warning about potentially devastating consequences.

City RCMP said Monday that city buses were the target of serious mischief endangering life incidents in December.

Culprits threw large objects at the driver side windshield of buses in motion, causing the windshields to break.

None of the drivers were seriously injured, however one received a chipped tooth and cuts to his face. All of the drivers have been covered in glass fragments.

Witnesses have observed someone throw what appeared to be a baseball-sized rock from a moving small dark older model vehicle, possibly a Sunfire or Cavalier.

The incidents were as follows:

Dec. 12 at approximately 8 p.m., bus in Glendale

Dec. 16 at approximately 11:30 p.m., bus in the Pines

Dec. 19 at approximately 7:25 p.m., bus in the Pines

Dec. 21 at approximately 8:15 p.m., bus in the Pines

Dec. 28, information not available

Dec. 30 at approximately 9 p.m., bus in Mountview

Anyone with information regarding the identity of the people responsible for these incidences is asked to please contact the Red Deer City RCMP at 403-343-5575.

If you wish to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477or report it online at www.tipsubmit.com. If the information leads to an arrest, tipsters are eligible for a cash reward of up to $2,000.

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